Barber-chair attachment.



PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903. c. L. WENDT. BARBER CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

AP PLIOA'TION FILED FEB. 14, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

PETE HOYD-UTNCL msn'marm a c UNITED STATES Tatented September 22, 1905 PATENT Fries.

BARBER-CHAIR ATTACHMENT. 1 1

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,524, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed February 14, 1908. Serial No. 148,418. (No model.)

To all whoinit may concern;

Be it known that 1, Crane LEROY WENDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Lincoln and State of South Dakota, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Barber-Chair Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

My invention has relation to barber-chairs, parlor-chairs in railway-cars, in fact to public chairs in general; and my. invention consists of certain novel features of combination and construction of parts, the preferred form whereof will be hereinafter clearly set forth.

The prime object of my invention is to provide an attachment for barber-chairs, &c.,designed to protect certain parts thereof, whereby the upholstery employed to cover the headrest and contiguous parts will be completely shielded from contact with the head of the occupant of the chair.

- Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, and in whieh-- Figure 1 illustrates my invention applied to use upon a barber-chair of the usual construction. Fig, 2 is a perspective detail of my attachment separated from the chair ready to be placed in position thereon, so that the upper portion or head-rest will be easily covered by a section of the paper contained within the housing. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of my invention shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central section of my invention, while Fig. 5 is a transverse section.

The various details of my invention and cooperating accessories will forconvenience be designated by numerals, the same numeral referring to a similar partthroughout the several views.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates the seat portion of an ordinary barber-chair, while 2 designates the adjustable back thereof, having at its upper end a head-rest, as indicated by the numeral 3, said head-rest being provided with a cushion, as

the said slot.

is common, which cushion is covered with the fabric employed in upholstering the remainder of the chair. To the under side of the head-rest thus or otherwise provided I secure my attachment comprising the housing 4, entirely inclosed at one end, while the other end is provided with the removable cap 5, at tached to the body portion, as by the hinge 6, and also having the keeper or latch 7, pro vided with an aperture, whereby said latch may be snapped over the lug 8, ,thus enabling the cap to be readily opened or closed to introduce a roll of paper 9, as shown in Fig. 5.

The roll of paper 9 is supported and carried by the shaft 10, which preferably extends entirely through the casing or body portion 4 and is provided at its opposite end with the securing-nut or thumb-screw 11, whereby the cap or closure section 5 may be secured upon the body portion 4, thereby reinforcing the keeper 7.

The body portion :t has'secured to its inner side the anchoring-plate 12, provided with suitable apertures 13, through which anchoring-screws may be introduced into the back of the chair, and thereby reliably anchor the body portion 4: or housing for the paper in its operative position beneath the head-rest, as more clearly shown. in Fig. l. A longitudinally-disposed slot is provided in the upper part of the housing 4, as indicated by the nu= meral 14, and in order to facilitate the withdrawal of the paper through said slot I provide the recess 15, whereby the finger may be introduced into the housing to engage the free edge of the paper and guide it through The paper is then drawn out of the housing 4 in sufficient quantity to entirely cover the head-rest or upper portion of I the back of the chair, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, and in'order that the free end of the paper thus disposed may be reliably secured in place I provide the anchoring-bail 16, adapted to receive a contiguous portion of the back of the chair, as shown in Fig. 1, and in order that the anchoring-bail 16 may be reliably held in close engagement with the free end of the paper thus disposed I provide the compression-springs 17, which are pivotally connected to the inner ends of the bail 16 and also attached to the staples or ears 18, secured to the end of the housing and the closure-section 5, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The spring 17, being yielding in character, will admit of the bail-section being drawn away from contact With the chair until the free end of the paper 9 is disposed in proper position upon the back of the chair, when by releasing the bail 16 the spring 17 will contact sufficiently to draw the bail rightly in engagement with the paper, and thereby secure it in place. In some instances the bail may be provided at intervals with the anchoringpoints 19, designed to take into a contiguous part of the paper and prevent casual withdrawal thereof. It is therefore obvious that the head-rest or upper portion of the back of the chair may be thus completely covered and reliably protected against unusual wear and shielded from dirt, inasmuch as a cheap means is thus afforded for attaining said desirable results and at the same time insure that each succeeding occupant of the chair may be provided at small cost with a clean head-rest free from contaminating dirt or disease-germs, a very valuable and important desideratum.

It is thought that the advantages of my invention and-the manner of using the same will thus be made clearly apparent, and further reference to the details is therefore deemed unnecessary.

While I have described the preferred c0nstruction and combination of parts deemed necessary in carrying out my invention, I Wish to comprehend such substantial equivalents and substitutes as may be considered as falling fairly within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described attachment for barber-chairs or the like, consisting of the combination with the frame of the chairproper, of a suitable housing 4 having closures for each end through one of which a roll of paper may be introduced, said housing being provided with a longitudinal slot; a shaft extending through said housing adapted to carry a roll of paper; suitable means to attach the housing to the frame ofthe chair, and a spring-controlled bailcooperating with the housing and adapted to engage a contiguous portion of the back of the chair whereby the free end of the paper will be secured in an adjusted position, all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose setforth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v CYRUS LEROY WENDT.

Witnesses:

E. J. STRAW, E. WENDT. 

